LDH-11
Program Code: LDH-11
ITINERARY BRIEF
Day 1: Arrive at Leh, stay n-board Taurus.
Day 2: Leh Palace and Stok Palace. Stay onboard Taurus.
Day 3: Khardungla (highest motorable road in the world), Nubra Valley, night stay in a hired camp.
Day 4: Hundar and Diskit, drive back to Thiksey, camp overnight onboard Taurus.
Day 5: Thiksey Gompa, visit Pangong Lake for day visit. Night camp with Taurus at Hemis.
Day 6: Visit Hemis Monastery, stay overnight in a hotel at Leh.
Day 7: Goodbye at the airport.
HIGHLIGHTS
Duration: 7 days
Group size: 6 to 8
Accommodation: Taurus + Hotel/ Guest House/Homestay/Camp
Transport for Excursions: Locally hired
Food: All meals onboard Taurus. Meals as per the plan at hotel/ guest house.
Standard Tariff: Rs 69,700 per person
Special Promotional Tariff: Rs 55,675 per person
Group Discount: If you are a group of 8, we offer special discount for the whole package (for all 8 persons) total amount of discount @ Rs 15,000. If money is paid 100% in advance.
Tariff Grade: Gold
Difficulty Level: Anyone with average physical fitness, except that of breathing difficulties. Doctor’s advice must be sought for high altitude travel. No trekking or vigorous walk is involved.
Suitable: Any Nationality with inner-line permit.
ITINERARY IN DETAIL
Easy and best way to reach Leh is to fly from Delhi; flights start very early in the morning. Arrive at Leh by early morning flight. Transferred to Taurus outside Leh. As per medical advice for high altitude, acclimatize yourself to enjoy your holiday without any medical hindrances caused by the high altitude.
Enjoy evening tea with hot snacks. Dinner and night stay onboard Taurus.
After breakfast, your transport will take you to Leh Palace and Stok Palace. Night onboard Taurus outside Leh. Enjoy your evening walk to explore market .
Early morning tea from the kitchen of Taurus, an experience beyond words and any price-tag. This “nomadic lifestyle” with comforts will certainly enhance your experience of special holiday. The setting and infrastructure will offer what one has never experienced before and will become part of your folklore for life.
After breakfast, your transport will drive you over the world’s highest motorable road Khardungla to reach Nubra Valley, while enjoying mesmerizing views of the landscape giving you a feel being on a different planet. Enjoy your visit to the white sand dunes, one of its kind in India, and you may opt for a camel ride if you wish, as extra activity. Stay in homestay/ GuestHouse/ Camp, enjoy your dinner.
Enjoy your breakfast and morning visits to Hundar and Diskit drive back to Leh, if time permits enroute stop by to visit Shanti Stupa. Night onboard Taurus next to Thiksey Monastery.
After a brief visit to Thiksey Monastery, hired transport will drive you to Pangong Lake for day trip. Enjoy your photo session at the lake to capture memories for life and drive back to Hemis to enjoy the hospitality of Taurus and spend your night.
After early morning tea, take a walk to the Hemis Monastery. We drive you to Leh to check in at a hotel and you may explore the market for souvenirs.
We will say goodbye at the airport!
WHAT IS INCLUDED
- Stay onboard Taurus/ hotels/ guest house/ homestay, as per the plan on twin sharing.
- India veg food with filtered water while staying onboard Taurus.
- Morning tea with biscuits/rusks at our camp.
- Evening tea (with a hot snack, on some days, if time and weather permit) at our camp.
- While staying in hired properties, you will get food as per the availability, if available then non-veg food may be served, all depends on road and weather conditions for the supply.
- Any extra hired transport as per the program for excursions.
- Taurus offers self-service camping with sleeping bags and sleeping arrangement as seen in the images on the website.
- Leh airport pick up and drop ONLY as a group, where mentioned. Individuals to pay extra if travelling in extra transport, other than the group.
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED
- Journey home to Leh and back home.
- Entry fee to any place (monument, monastery, private property) in Ladakh during your program
- Non veg food, inner-line permit, entry fee, guide, escort, porter, camel ride and any other kind of joy rides, river rafting.
- Beverages of all kinds and food while travelling and excursions.
- Accident rescue, insurance, medical emergencies (doctor, medicines, transport), medical evacuation, etc.
- Transport for any personal and shopping excursions.
- Anything which in NOT written in the list ‘what is included’
NOTES:
- The program is subject to changes as per the effects of weather and other local conditions, more details may be sent later.
- Please refer to the website for all other details related to our programs and you may write all your queries in one single mail to prevent confusion ensued by chain of mails. .
- Must refer to “what is included/ what is not included” the details above are very basic.
- Please go through FAQs.
- Terms & Conditions
- In case of bad weather if you have to stay extra at any place, it has to be paid by you, before check out and there won’t be any adjustments in the tariff.
OPTIONAL EXTENSIONS OF THE TOUR
You may prefer to stay back to explore the following options as extra, only if the group decides at the time of booking, else depends on the availability:
- Rafting in Indus River: Many travellers love to add rafting to their great experience in Ladakh; if you wish we may organise rafting for you as extra activity. The cost of stay and rafting will be extra than the tariff paid for the package.
- Visit to Lamayuru and Alchi: This axis offers an exhilarating journey with views of the famous Indus which flows along the road while hugging the gigantic mountains. Visit mountain caves used by the Buddhist monks for meditation and an old monastery at Saspul, missed by the most travellers. Visit Alchi Monastery (one of the oldest and well known for it’s unique architecture). Stay at Lamayuru in a homestay/ guest house Visit Lamayuru monastery.
- Visit the Aryan Villages: One of the most beautiful regions to offer peek into the life of the people who are so unique and different than the rest of Indians, known as pure Aryan people. The culture is completely different and is a special attraction for anyone; be a photographer, traveller or explorer. This will be a 2 night sojourn with Taurus camping on the banks of a stream whose gush offers you musical recital never experienced before. Enjoy your tea and hot snacks from the kitchen of Taurus and in a setting which will leave you in awe for life. A wonderful drive all along the river and rocky mountains for over 150 kilometers. Visit the villages Dah and Hanu, meet and greet the Aryan while they are moving around for their daily chores. One experiences quite a green view in this region which is studded with apricot trees. Dinner and night stay onboard Taurus at a soul thrilling location.
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